Aperol Manhattans Recipes

APEROL MANHATTANS

Steps:

• Combine the bourbon, 1 cup cold water, the vermouth, Aperol and cherry syrup in a resealable plastic container. Freeze at least 1 hour.
• Pour into glasses and add the cherries. Garnish with the orange slices.

TRUE MANHATTAN

Steps:

• Place ice in a mixing glass. Pour in vermouth, then whiskey, and stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Add a dash of bitters if desired, and garnish with a cherry.

BIG-BATCH APEROL MANHATTAN

Steps:

• Pour 2 cups cold water in a 6-cup bundt pan. Scatter 1 cup of the cherries in the water. Freeze for 2 hours, making sure the pan is level. Add 2 more cups cold water and 1 cup cherries to the pan and freeze until solid, about 2 hours more.
• When you are ready to serve, place the bundt pan on a baking sheet open-side up. Run cool water over the top of the pan until you hear the ice cube release onto the baking sheet. Gently transfer to a 3-gallon punch bowl.
• Add the bourbon, sweet vermouth and Aperol to the punch bowl. Stir to combine. Add ice to rocks glasses, ladle in the cocktail and garnish each with a maraschino cherry.

THE LITTLE ITALY (MANHATTAN WITH APEROL)

Steps:

• Stir together the bourbon, sweet vermouth and Aperol. Pour into 4 rocks glasses filled with ice. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.